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IN(DEBT)ED
Yesterday I was listening to NPR—which is a sin in some camps but I still love it—and there was an amazing piece on the Debt Commission and their upcoming recommendations to Congress and the President. The reporter for the piece was Mara Liasson. As a note, she’d better watch out because I think she sometimes […]
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WHY I LOVE ADVENT
Yesterday our church (www.fbcpo.org) started our annual journey through Advent. I freely confess Advent is one of my most favorite times of the year. So often we confuse Advent with the season of Christmas. The two are designed to be separate. Advent prepares us spiritually for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ our […]
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NO THANK YOU–THANKSGIVING 2010
This morning as I arise and look out the window of my study over snowy, picturesque, and beautiful Puget Sound there are many things which come to my mind that I am thankful for: Jesus’ love for me, my superhero wife, kind daughters, and this delicious cup of coffee that is bringing joy to my […]
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THE HARD “THANK YOUS”
Being thankful requires hard work. Eating turkey or watching a silly football game will never bring about true thankfulness. Sunday I preached about the need to give thanks even in and for difficult circumstances in our lives. St. Paul was able to write that his imprisonment “has really served to advance the gospel” in Philippians […]